Nita Strauss

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Left-Nita Strauss performs at Palace Of Fine Arts on February 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California; Right-Yvette Young of Covet performs during Swanfest at Heart Health Park on April 23, 2022 in Sacramento, California

Nita Strauss reveals how Yvette Young inspired one of her favorite riffs she’s ever written

By Janelle Borg published

Strauss demonstrates a tapping and hammer-on/pull-off-heavy riff that featured on her 2023 album, The Call of the Void

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Nita Strauss and Alice Cooper

Nita Strauss licked by Alice Cooper’s snake on her return to the band

By Phil Weller published

The shock rocker’s boa constrictor ensured Hurricane Nita got a warm welcome back after she’d temporarily stepped aside to fulfill solo dates

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Nita Strauss performs at Palace Of Fine Arts on February 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California

Nita Strauss on the Swedish melodic death metal group she considers her “Beatles”

By Matt Owen published

The guitar hero selected one of the band’s tracks while running through the five riffs that changed her life

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Nita Strauss performs in concert with Alice Cooper during the "Freaks On Parade 2024 Tour" at Germania Insurance Amphitheater on September 14, 2024 in Austin, Texas

Nita Strauss looks back on the worst gig of her life – and what she learned from it

By Janelle Borg published

Every guitarist has to have a bad show at some point...

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Nita Strauss once received a call to audition for Michael Jackson – and ended up playing funk with his brother

By Janelle Borg published

How Strauss went from watching Jennifer Batten on TV during Michael Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl halftime performance to being approached to audition for him

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Nita Strauss performs at The Ritz on November 22, 2021 in San Jose, California.

Nita Strauss on the guitarist that truly inspired her to pursue a career in music

By Janelle Borg published

When this shredder played alongside Michael Jackson at his iconic 1993 Super Bowl performance, it lit the fire in a young Nita Strauss to follow in her footsteps

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From left: Gilby Clarke plays a Gibson SG onstage, Orianthi plays her purple PRS signature model, Nita Strauss players her white Ibanez S-style, and Alice Cooper performs onstage. Clarke will now be touring guitarist for Alice Cooper for the rock icon's upcoming dates before Strauss returns to the fold later in the year.

Gilby Clarke to replace Orianthi (who was replacing Nita Strauss) on upcoming Alice Cooper dates

By Jonathan Horsley published

Hello! Hooray! Let the show begin… the former Guns N' Roses guitarist has been drafted in for the Godfather of Shock tour after Orianthi suffered an injury

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Alice Cooper (L) and Orianthi perform at The Warfield on November 27, 2012 in San Francisco, California

Orianthi on returning to Alice Cooper – and why she'll take a different approach to Nita Strauss

By Janelle Borg published

Orianthi previously toured with Alice Cooper from 2011 to 2014 before passing the baton to Nita Strauss

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Alice Cooper (left) and Orianthi perform onstage at Webster Hall in New York City on July 17, 2013

Orianthi will re-join Alice Cooper’s band on tour as a fill-in for her successor, Nita Strauss

By Jackson Maxwell published

Orianthi toured with Cooper from 2011 through 2014, and will reunite with his band for a series of shows from late January through mid-February 2025

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Nancy Wilson, Lita Ford, Sheila E, Rhonda Smith and Nita Strauss

Nancy Wilson, Nita Strauss, Lita Ford and more to head up women-only Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp

By Tom Poak published

Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp announce the details of their third annual women-only camp

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